Alan Forbes & David D' Andrea @ Peoples

Peoples Art of Portland presents "Do It Yourself: self-printed art" featuring Alan Forbes & David D' Andrea along with 50+ other print makers. Show opens Sat 6/18/11 from 5-9pm and will be up until 7/10/11

Alan Forbes inks from beyond the void. His non-linear lines start in the 60s poster jungle and
end in the realm of Forbes, to live and describe the twisted beauty of his internal eye. His work
for contemporary bands gives them a psychic weight that connects with the viewer like none
other. A virtual lifetime of work for the Black Crowes has developed an aesthetic thatís populated
by anthropomorphized crows, esoteric meaning, and a mushroom under every stone. His inked
pages are each a masterpiece of their own. Image, type, and page are one in the same, informing
the viewer that this field of hallucinogenic pathways and foreboding cosmic entities is all around
you.

David DíAndrea melds the draftsmanship of turn of the century illustrators, the hallucinatory
vibe of the 60s masters, and an organic pen and ink style that is unmistakably his own. His
illustrations seethe with sinuous, accomplished line work and intentional rough edges. He draws
from a variety of eclectic influences which show in the work: archaic lettering, obsessively
detailed renderings of animals, and elements from numerous religions and cultures. His passion
for the music/artist collaboration runs deep. It may be personified best by his ongoing series with
the band OM, which shows the spiritual connection between an illustrator and the music as a
circle of inspiration that spins infinitely, the Ouroboros.